How would Beaver teams of the early ’80s and ’19-20 compare? There’s really no comparison
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How would Beaver teams of the early ’80s and ’19-20 compare? There’s really no comparison

Has anybody seen the website WhatIfSports.com? It is an interactive site that allows users to select sports teams from different eras and pit them against each other in a computer simulated game. It is an intriguing concept -- having players and teams from different eras compete as if they were in their respective primes.

I’m not sure how a computer decides whether Dr. J can rise over Giannis Antetokounmpo, but it certainly sparks debate.

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The original Trail Blazer is gone
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The original Trail Blazer is gone

I’m guessing Harry Glickman stood 5-10, but he was a giant of a man.

Blazer fans recognize him as the gravel-voiced, warm-hearted executive who paved the way toward Portland getting its only franchise in the big four major sports leagues.

Glickman, who died Wednesday at age 96, was the patriarch of the Trail Blazers. But he was much more than that.

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